My grandparents came to visit this week and so of course they joined us in watching TWD tonight. My mom and I had just gotten done telling them how the show is all about the characters and things like that, when suddenly a grenade went off and it was all downhill from there (not in a bad way, but in a gory way).
This is by far one of the goriest episodes of the entire series and I don't think I liked that aspect. There was still plenty of character development with Gabriel, Glenn, Noah, and Eugene especially (all of whom haven't had much to do this season). But other than that this episode was written and directed in a completely different way than the rest of the series.
The episode went for a more classic, and mildly cheesy horror movie feel with the occurrences in the warehouse and the script was a little bulkier than usual (mainly with Carol's dialog). But let's dive into the nitty-gritty.
HOLY SHITE! RANDOM-SON-OF-THE-LEADERS AND NOAH!!!!!!!! (and maybe Tara? It's hard to tell). I was growing to really like Noah's character. At first he felt like he was only extra baggage after the Beth storyline, but I really thought he was going places. But after the extraordinarily traumatizing death scene, I'd say not.
There's so much to talk about this episode, but I'll stop rambling and mention my major pros and cons:
+++ Steven Yeun's acting ++ The terrifying deaths of Noah and the son ++ Eugene is a hero + Abraham saving the day + Gabriel the fallen angel + Damnit Pete + Rick and Carol working together + Setting up huge conflicts for the final 2 episodes --- Gratuitous gore -- Carol's clunky dialog - Killing off characters instead of bothering to develop them? (Tara?) - Abraham can be a little awkward of a character - Gore is never a vice for horror, but it is used to shock the audience in a cheap way - Carol's final line (isn't there just a prison you could put Pete in or something? We've had enough carnage for one sitting, thank you)
Verdict: Not the best written, not the best directed, but will certainly leave a huge impact on viewers Score: 8.65 out of 10
This is by far one of the goriest episodes of the entire series and I don't think I liked that aspect. There was still plenty of character development with Gabriel, Glenn, Noah, and Eugene especially (all of whom haven't had much to do this season). But other than that this episode was written and directed in a completely different way than the rest of the series.
The episode went for a more classic, and mildly cheesy horror movie feel with the occurrences in the warehouse and the script was a little bulkier than usual (mainly with Carol's dialog). But let's dive into the nitty-gritty.
HOLY SHITE! RANDOM-SON-OF-THE-LEADERS AND NOAH!!!!!!!! (and maybe Tara? It's hard to tell). I was growing to really like Noah's character. At first he felt like he was only extra baggage after the Beth storyline, but I really thought he was going places. But after the extraordinarily traumatizing death scene, I'd say not.
There's so much to talk about this episode, but I'll stop rambling and mention my major pros and cons:
+++ Steven Yeun's acting ++ The terrifying deaths of Noah and the son ++ Eugene is a hero + Abraham saving the day + Gabriel the fallen angel + Damnit Pete + Rick and Carol working together + Setting up huge conflicts for the final 2 episodes --- Gratuitous gore -- Carol's clunky dialog - Killing off characters instead of bothering to develop them? (Tara?) - Abraham can be a little awkward of a character - Gore is never a vice for horror, but it is used to shock the audience in a cheap way - Carol's final line (isn't there just a prison you could put Pete in or something? We've had enough carnage for one sitting, thank you)
Verdict: Not the best written, not the best directed, but will certainly leave a huge impact on viewers Score: 8.65 out of 10